The Now Now Tour was a live concert tour by Gorillaz. The tour spanned from June 1st, 2018, to October 24th of the same year. The tour was in support of their sixth album, The Now Now.
Personnel[]
- Damon Albarn – lead vocals, keyboards, piano, acoustic and electric guitar, melodica, keytar
- Mike Smith – keyboards, backing vocals
- Jeff Wootton – lead guitar
- Seye Adelekan – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Gabriel Wallace – drums, percussion
- Jesse Hackett – keyboards, additional percussion on "Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)"
- Karl Vanden Bossche – drums, percussion
- Angel Silvera - backing vocals
- Petra Luke - backing vocals
- Rebecca Freckleton - backing vocals, vocals on Sorcererz
- Michelle Ndegwa - backing vocals, vocals on "Out of Body" & "Kids with Guns"
- Matthew Allen - backing vocals
- Adeleye Omotayo - backing vocals
Guest collaborators and additional musicians[]
- Jamie Principle - vocals on "Hollywood"
- Peven Everett - vocals on "Strobelite" & "Stylo" (Select dates only)
- De La Soul - rap on "Superfast Jellyfish" & "Feel Good Inc." (Select dates only)
- Del The Funky Homosapien - rap on "Clint Eastwood" (Select dates only)
- Bootie Brown - rap on "Dirty Harry" & "Stylo" (Select dates only)
- Little Simz - rap on "Garage Palace" & "We Got the Power" (Select dates only)
- Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - brass on "Broken" & "Sweepstakes" (Dublin & Pico Rivera only)
- Moonchild Sanelly - vocals on "Out of Body" (Roskilde only)
- Benjamin Clementine - vocals on "Hallelujah Money" (Bilbao only)
- Jehnny Beth - vocals on "We Got the Power" (Paris only)
- Noel Gallagher - vocals and guitar on "We Got the Power" (Paris only)
- Yukimi Nagano - vocals on "Empire Ants" & "To Binge" (Moscow & Boston only)
- Gruff Rhys - vocals and guitar on "Superfast Jellyfish" (Winchester only)
- Shaun Ryder - vocals on "DARE" (Winchester only)
- Rosie Wilson - vocals on "DARE" (Winchester only)
- Mos Def - rap on "Stylo" (New York City only)
- D.R.A.M. - vocals on "Andromeda" (Pico Rivera only)
- Graham Coxon - guitar on "Song 2" (Pico Rivera only)
- George Benson - guitar on "Humility" (Pico Rivera only)
Tracklist[]
A "*" indicates this song was only performed at some concerts (Not counting the stopped Russia gig).
- M1 A1
- Lil' Dub Chefin'*
- Tranz
- Last Living Souls
- Rhinestone Eyes
- Tomorrow Comes Today
- Every Planet We Reach Is Dead
- Humility
- Sorcererz
- Strobelite*
- Empire Ants (Moscow, Russia only)*
- Superfast Jellyfish*
- On Melancholy Hill
- El Mañana
- Fire Flies
- Interlude: Elevator Going Up
- Andromeda
- Hollywood*
- Sleeping Powder
- Garage Palace*
- Stylo
- Magic City*
- 19-2000
- Dirty Harry*
- Feel Good Inc.
- Souk Eye
- Lake Zurich
- Saturnz Barz*
- Kids With Guns
- Clint Eastwood
- DARE (Winchester, U.K. only)*
- To Binge (Boston, U.S.A. only)*
- Plastic Beach*
- Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)*
- Broken*
- Sweepstakes (Demon Dayz Festival 2018 only)*
- Shy-Town (Chicago, U.S.A. only)*
- Hallelujah Money (Bilbao, Spain only)*
- We Got The Power*
- Kansas*
- Idaho (Tokyo, Japan only)*
- One Percent (Tokyo, Japan only)*
- Don't Get Lost in Heaven*
- Demon Days*
Tour Dates[]
European and Asian Dates[]
| Date | Country | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1st, 2018 | Germany | Nuremberg | Zeppelinfeld |
| June 3rd, 2018 | Germany | Nürburg | Nürburgring |
| June 9th, 2018 | Ireland | Dublin | Malahide Castle |
| June 15th, 2018 | Spain | Barcelona | Fira de Barcelona |
| June 21st, 2018 | Japan | Chiba | Makuhari Messe |
| June 22nd, 2018 | Japan | Tokyo | Zepp Diver City |
| July 5th, 2018 | Belgium | Werchter | Werchterpark |
| July 6th, 2018 | Poland | Gdynia | Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport |
| July 7th, 2018 | Denmark | Roskilde | Festivalpladsen |
| July 11th, 2018 | Switzerland | Bern | Gurten Mountain |
| July 12th, 2018 | Italy | Lucca | Piazza Napoleone |
| July 14th, 2018 | Spain | Bilbao | Mount Cobetas |
| July 19th, 2018 | Switzerland | Nyon | Plaine de l'Asse |
| July 21st, 2018 | France | Carhaix | La Prairie de Kerampuilh |
| July 22nd, 2018 | France | Paris | Longchamp Racecourse |
| July 25th, 2018 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Arch of Diversity |
| July 28th, 2018 | Russia | Moscow | Gorky Park |
| August 9th, 2018 | Hungary | Budapest | Hajógyári Island |
| August 11th, 2018 | United Kingdom | Winchester | Matterley Estate Farm |
| August 16th-18th, 2018 | Austria | Sankt Pölten | Green Park |
| August 17th-19th, 2018 | Netherlands | Biddinghuizen | Walibi Holland |
North American Dates[]
| Date | Country | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 8th, 2018 | Canada | Toronto | Air Canada Centre |
| October 9th, 2018 | Canada | Montreal | Bell Centre |
| October 11th, 2018 | United States | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center |
| October 13th, 2018 | United States | New York City | Barclays Center |
| October 14th, 2018 | United States | Boston | TD Garden |
| October 16th, 2018 | United States | Chicago | United Center |
| October 20th, 2018 | United States | Pico Rivera | Pico Rivera Sports Arena |
| October 24th, 2018 | Mexico | Mexico City | Palacio de los Deportes |
Trivia[]
- The show in Moscow, Russia was cut short due to a thunderstorm.
- Lil' Dub Chefin' is played as a dub reprise with M1 A1 for the first time.
- Shy-Town was played for the first and last time in Chicago.
- Del joined Gorillaz on the European leg of the tour, but fell off of the stage during the Roksilde Festival, injuring himself while playing Clint Eastwood rendering him unable to perform for the rest of the tour.
- Song 2 By Blur was played at the 2018 Demon Dayz Festival.
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